Chocolatito deserves respect

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  1. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As long as you never compare Gonzales to Lopez...
     
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  2. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Yep I have big respect for Gonzalez and Lopez.
     
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  3. Monogamous STD

    Monogamous STD Ya know, Quasimoto predicted all this. Full Member

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    I lost touch with the division for a little bit and I don't really know what the hardcore fans think of the guy Gonzalez beat or how much it affects his legacy, but I'd be interested in any replies about that. Really happy for him regardless.
     
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  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    This place is full of fair weather fans who'll drop a fighter after one loss against a great opponent. Give me a break. Gonzalez is amazing. If you can't see that, you don't know boxing.
     
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  5. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Hell yes! His lack of size at the higher weight is the only thing that stopped him. Awesome fighter. What's not to like about Roman? Humble, soft spoken and always trying to accomplish more today than yesterday. For fans that hate on Wilder, you should be loving Roman, start making more threads about how great the Chocolate one is and less threads about how much you hate Wilder.
     
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  6. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I believe Gonzalez has achieved enough to be compared to Lopez. IMO he has accomplished more and has a much better resume. And this is coming from a huge Finito fan.
     
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  7. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    First Ballot HOFer. He put on a really beautiful clinic Sat. Night
     
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  8. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I watched Gonzalez for the first time this weekend. Man if that guy was 30lbs heavier and a few inches taller, his elite skillset would have been fun to see against guys like Khan, Thurman, Garcia, Brook, Spence etc
     
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  9. the commentator

    the commentator Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great fighter. Just unfortunate that Rungvisai has his number.
     
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  10. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The word great is probably the most over used phrase in boxing,,but in this Case Roman Gonzalez is a truly GREAT fighter. I rank him very highly . Pound for pound I'd personally put him higher than Mayweather
     
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  11. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :bump
     
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  12. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Now, after all is said and done, the fact remains that Martinez had no business in that ring with Chocolatito. He simply wasn't polished enough. Everybody in a hurry to get these young fighters some kind of a title shot and hoping that they get lucky.
     
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  13. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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    He's 27 and won a title in 2019
     
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  14. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't know why, but those last 3 rounds I just had a feeling Roman was going to get caught and slept. Martinez was hurt but still able to throw back on occasion and even put some stuff on a couple shots. It would have been an awful end to the fight. Excellent work by Chocolatito but would like to see him retire now. His style of fighting doesn't age well and it can only be downhill from here.
     
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  15. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He should be shot a thousand times over and yet here he is, still winning.
     
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